A hand-tinted stereoview on an arched-top mount showing a young woman posed as the penitent Magdalene, seated with a rosary and wooden cross, reading an open prayer book. Behind her, a crucifix and a skull rest atop a green-draped pedestal, standard attributes of the Magdalene iconography in devotional genre photography of the period. The applied color emphasizes the crimson and gold mantle over a pale blue underdress, set against a dark curtained backdrop.
Photographer/publisher: Unknown
Period/date: circa 1860
Dimensions: 175 x 85 mm
Condition: Good; hand-applied color to the crimson sleeve shows scattered losses and surface abrasion, with light foxing and a few small stains to the mount. Corners of the arched image area are lightly worn, and the reverse shows minor soiling and a small ink mark.
Reverse: Printed paper label within a decorative border reading "Devotion." affixed to the center of the mount; faint pencil numerals visible in the upper left and upper right corners.
Keywords: stereoview, Mary Magdalene, hand-tinted photograph, religious genre, 19th century
Photographer Biography:
No verified biographical information available.
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